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What is the purpose of the cd command?
What is the purpose of the cd command?
- To delete a file
- To change the current working directory in a file system (correct)
- To copy a file
- To create a new directory
What does the cd ~ command do?
What does the cd ~ command do?
- Takes you to the root directory
- Takes you to the previous directory
- Takes you to your home directory (correct)
- Takes you to the parent directory
What is the effect of using the -P option with the cd command?
What is the effect of using the -P option with the cd command?
- It uses the physical directory structure without following symbolic links (correct)
- It takes you to the root directory
- It follows symbolic links
- It moves up one directory level
What does the cd ../../../ command do?
What does the cd ../../../ command do?
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What does the cd ~username command do?
What does the cd ~username command do?
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Change Directory (cd) Command
What is cd?
- A command used to change the current working directory in a file system
- Allows users to navigate through directories and access files and subdirectories
Syntax
cd [directory]cd ~(takes you to your home directory)cd ..(takes you to the parent directory)cd ~/Desktop(takes you to the Desktop directory in your home directory)
Options
-P: Uses the physical directory structure without following symbolic links-L: Follows symbolic links (default behavior)
Examples
cd Documents: Changes the current directory to the "Documents" directorycd ../../../: Moves up three directory levelscd ~username: Changes the current directory to the specified user's home directory
Change Directory (cd) Command
- The
cdcommand is used to change the current working directory in a file system. - It allows users to navigate through directories and access files and subdirectories.
Syntax
- The basic syntax is
cd [directory]. cd ~takes you to your home directory.cd..takes you to the parent directory.cd ~/Desktoptakes you to the Desktop directory in your home directory.
Options
- The
-Poption uses the physical directory structure without following symbolic links. - The
-Loption follows symbolic links (default behavior).
Examples
cd Documentschanges the current directory to the "Documents" directory.cd../../../moves up three directory levels.cd ~usernamechanges the current directory to the specified user's home directory.
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